Happy Tuesday! Today’s TTT topic is modern day classics — contemporary books that will one day be recognized as classic pieces of literature. Honestly, I am just not feeling this topic so I am going in another direction. Shocking, I know. I am going with books that are based on or inspired by classics, ones I have read (denoted with an asterisk) and those that I’d like to. Let me know if you would read any of these. Sorry/not sorry for all the Jane Austen-inpired books.
For more on-topic posts, check out That Artsy Reader Girl.
Top Books Based On/Inspired By Classics
Dear Mr. Knightley (Daddy Long Legs) by Katherine Reay*
The Heart of Bennet Hollow (Pride And Prejudice) by Joanne Bischof DeWitt*
Jane Fairfax (Emma) by Joan Aiken*
The Lady’s Guide to Death And Deception (Pride And Prejudice) by Katherine Cowley*
Longbourne (Pride And Prejudice) by Jo Baker*
March (Little Women) by Geraldine Brooks
Mrs. Elton in America (Emma) by Diana Birchall*
The Murder of Mr. Wickham (various Austen novels) by Claudia Gray*
Unmarriageable (Pride And Prejudice) by Soniah Kamal
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jane Eyre) by Jean Rhys
I think it’s cool when modern books put a fresh spin on the classics.
Me too!
i always forget that Wide Sargasso Sea is a reimagining of Jane Eyre. Excellent list!
Thanks! Your list was pretty awesome too!
This is a good spin on the topic. I have read some good fan fiction in my time.
Here’s a link to my TTT post
https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/%f0%9f%93%9a-toptentuesday-10-modern-books-that-might-be-future-classics-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-bookx/
Thanks!
I love your take on this week’s topic. It seems like there are a lot of Austen retellings in recent years.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/what-nonfiction-books-have-i-read-in-2025/